Congratulatory
51Congratulation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Congratulation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 congratulation congratulation gratulation Sgm: N 1 felicitation felicitation Sgm: N 1 salute salute &c. 894 Sgm: N 1 condolence condolence &c. 915 Sgm: N 1 …
52congratulate — 01. I would just like to [congratulate] the newly married couple on this, the most important day in their lives. 02. The office staff bought a lovely gift to [congratulate] Bjork on the birth of her first child. 03. The couple received letters of …
53congratulate — con|grat|u|late [kənˈgrætʃuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of congratulari to wish happiness , from com ( COM ) + gratus pleasing ] 1.) to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or… …
54self-congratulation — noun (U) behaviour that shows in an annoying way that you think you have done very well at something self congratulatory / / adjective: a smug, self congratulatory smile …
55self-grat|u|la|to|ry — «SEHLF GRACH uh luh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. = self congratulatory. (Cf. ↑self congratulatory) …
56Congratulant — Con*grat u*lant, a. [L. congratulans, p. pr.] Rejoicing together; congratulatory. [1913 Webster] With like joy Congratulant approached him. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
57Gratulatory — Grat u*la*to*ry, a. [L. gratulatorius.] Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory. [1913 Webster] The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster] …
58High five — 1. See {Cinch} (the game). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. pl. a celebratory or mutually congratulatory gesture between two persons performed by each slapping the other s raised right hand. Also used as a verb. [PJC] …
59congratulate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin congratulatus, past participle of congratulari to wish joy, from com + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing more at grace Date: 1539 1. archaic to express sympathetic …
60congratulation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of congratulating 2. a congratulatory expression usually used in plural …